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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Analyse research data
   • Analyse collected and collated data, in accordance with nominated research methods
   • Validate and test research questions, in accordance with nominated research methods
   • Corroborate findings within a corpus of knowledge
2. Scan internal and external environment
   • Identify and evaluate information needs and intelligence sources that can be utilised
3. Design methods for scanning internal and external environments, including creating objectives, collection methods, collation techniques and identification of scope and limitations
4. Observe and record information, in accordance with authorised methods, using crisis information management systems
5. Apply analytics to synthesise information on internal and external societal environment threats
6. Evaluate competing understandings of an evolving reality
7. Identify need for research
   • Identify threats or emerging issues related to internal and external societal environment that can be researched
8. Justify the need and level of research required to undertake evaluation of internal and external societal environment
9. Articulate research questions that will be used
10. Establish and articulate the authorising environment for research to proceed in accordance policy guidelines
11. Communicate research purpose to key stakeholders and/or participants
12. Design and conduct research
    • Establish investigation scope for research in accordance planning outcomes
13. Develop and/or justify research methods
14. Undertake an investigation into internal and external societal environment threats and/or uncertainty using nominated research methods
    • Analyse collected and collated data, in accordance with nominated research methods
15. Validate and test research questions, in accordance with nominated research methods
16. Corroborate findings within a corpus of knowledge
17. Disseminate research findings
    • Prepare short reports, policy guidelines and/or recommendations, in accordance with research requirements
18. Prepare extensive reports and/or papers, in accordance with research requirements
19. Disseminate research outcomes to key stakeholders and/or participants

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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